Stations: All but Shawnessy, Somerset, Dalhousie, McKnight, Crowfoot, 7th Avenue.
Status: Whitehorn Station completed, Southland Station next to undergo extension and reconstruction, all others to be done.
Completion: 2014

Advanced Passenger Information System

Description: Realtime vehicle arrival information for LRT and BRT lines using GPS/INS or similar and visual displays at stations
Status: In development
Completion: 2012

Electronic Fare Payment Systems

Description: Ability to pay fares on LRT and BRT (possibly more) using some form of Smartcard technology, machines that take plastic and/or bills
Status: In development, technology not officially chosen
Completion: 2012

Improved CCTV Security at LRT Stations

Description: New and more cameras with better resolution
Status: In development
Completion: 2014

This was one of the last posts from the old thread by Mersar I wanted to comment on...

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Well if they went with standard transit buses then I'm going to go with my first though on routing... south out of Airdrie on 8th street, west on 566 to Centre street, south to Northpointe. Likely a lot less congestion, and speed limits the buses can actually do (not sure how well most conventional buses would do on a highway at 110km/h... probably can't even get up that fast)

I've passed many a transit bus on the Trans Canada being delivered to their new home from wherever they're made. Mainly I'd see buses destined for BC Transit. They coast along at 110km/h just fine.

This was one of the last posts from the old thread by Mersar I wanted to comment on...

I've passed many a transit bus on the Trans Canada being delivered to their new home from wherever they're made. Mainly I'd see buses destined for BC Transit. They coast along at 110km/h just fine.

Question is can they do that while fully loaded.

And from what was later mentioned on cptdb, they are using the routing I mentioned (or something close) as it sounds like they are using normal buses and not coaches, and as such aren't allowed to have standee's while on the QE2 or something along those lines according to the provinces rules

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And from what was later mentioned on cptdb, they are using the routing I mentioned (or something close) as it sounds like they are using normal buses and not coaches, and as such aren't allowed to have standee's while on the QE2 or something along those lines according to the provinces rules

Council approved the recommendation to look into the new SW BRT routing, so its been sent to the proper committee to be studied. Sounds like it will involve dedicated lanes in parts near downtown, proposed alignment doesn't sound like it will directly serve MRU, but rather downtown to Crowchild to Glenmore to 14th and end at Anderson

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Calgary city council has agreed to take a closer look at a new bus rapid transit corridor to move commuters more quickly from the city’s southwest suburbs.

Ald. Brian Pincott Monday argued in favour of establishing dedicated bus lanes from Anderson Road along 14 Street S.W., Glenmore and Crowchild to the downtown. The trip would take about 45 minutes.

Council agreed and passed the matter to the city's transit committee Monday, moving the proposal one step closer to reality.

Under the plan, buses would have a new free-flow lane to the downtown created from existing meridians and shoulders.

There are three existing BRT lines running in other quadrants of the city during rush hour — buses that make few stops while shuttling commuters to and from the city's core.

But in the southwest, even in the middle of the day, the intersection of 14th Street S.W. and Anderson Road is clogged with traffic.

"When we take a look at southwest Calgary, particularly south of the reservoir, we have got a challenge there," said Pincott. "People … only have one way out. So this is looking for the solutions to get people moving out of southwest Calgary into the downtown."

Mayor Dave Bronconnier said BRT may prove to be the best option for the southwest.

"It's a combination of how do you shore up ridership, how do you provide a service that has a direct connection, and how do you do it on a cost effective basis? This is one such option," Bronconnier said.

City officials would like to build a Light Rapid Transit line down Crowchild to Glenmore to 14th Street S.W. and Anderson Road. But that would take too much time to solve the growing traffic congestion, and involve considerable cost.

Ald. Druh Farrell said she too likes the BRT option. "They can define the route. They can get people used to transit and often they are as efficient as the LRT system [and] far less expensive."

Pincott said a dedicated bus corridor and platforms is the way to go.

"Not only do we give people an effective alternative to driving their car downtown … but we also free up more road space for more vehicles."